Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Location: Horley Road, Earlswood, Redhill, RH1 6PN
Contract duration: 4\+ Months
Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Start Date: ASAP
Pay Rate: PAYE £200\.69 per day

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the day\-to\-day delivery of frontline greenspaces operations


• Oversee parks, open spaces, playgrounds, countryside sites, trees, woodlands, cemeteries, allotments and sports pitches


• Directly manage two Team Leaders and oversee frontline operational teams


• Promote a positive, inclusive and high\-performing working culture


• Manage recruitment, induction, performance, attendance, training, wellbeing and staff development


• Plan and allocate staff, vehicles, equipment, materials and workloads


• Develop and monitor operational plans, maintenance programmes and service standards


• Monitor service performance and drive continuous improvement


• Ensure strong health and safety arrangements for staff, contractors, volunteers and the public


• Oversee risk assessments, method statements, COSHH, inspections, accidents, PPE and corrective actions


• Ensure vehicles, machinery and equipment are safely operated, maintained and inspected


• Manage business continuity, emergency response and severe weather arrangements


• Maintain accurate records for staffing, training, inspections, assets, incidents, complaints and performance


• Review operational processes and implement improvements and digital solutions


• Manage contractors and monitor contract performance


• Work closely with Council services, contractors, communities and external partners


• Provide operational advice to senior officers in a political environment


• Ensure compliance with legislation, Council policies, environmental requirements and industry standards


• Support biodiversity, sustainability and responsible management of natural assets

Essential

• Significant experience managing frontline operational services


• Experience managing and developing operational teams and Team Leaders


• Experience in parks, greenspaces, countryside, grounds maintenance or a similar operational environment


• Strong knowledge of health and safety, risk management and safe systems of work


• Experience managing vehicles, plant, equipment and operational resources


• Experience planning workloads, staffing and service delivery


• Experience managing contractors and monitoring service performance


• Strong leadership, communication and people\-management skills


• Ability to manage competing priorities and respond effectively to emergencies


• Experience using performance information and operational data to improve services


• Good understanding of business continuity and emergency response


• Strong organisational, problem\-solving and decision\-making skills


• Ability to work effectively with senior officers, contractors, colleagues and communities


• Good understanding of environmental, biodiversity and sustainability requirements


• Full UK driving licence

• Right to work in the UK


• DVLA check


• Full UK driving licence


• 3 years' references/work history


• Contract / Key Information Document (KID)

Job Types: Full\-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract

Pay: £200\.69 per day

Experience:

• managing frontline operational services: 2 years (required)


• working parks, greenspaces, countryside, grounds maintenance: 2 years (required)

• United Kingdom (required)

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